Crisis screening definition

Crisis screening means a brief assessment to make a determination of the presenting problem and referral to the appropriate level of care.

Crisis screening means a process to determine what crisis response service is appropriate to effectively resolve the presenting crisis.

Crisis screening means a screening of a client's potential mental health crisis situation under subdivision 6.

Examples of Crisis screening in a sentence

• Crisis screening, counseling, crisis service coordination and referrals are provided to individuals in crisis.24.34(2) Performance indicators.a. The crisis line service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.b. Policies are in place regarding how the crisis line is answered live, when to utilize the hold feature, the use of queue systems and triage of calls.

• The primary covered services included in the program are:  Crisis screening (assessment)  Short-term crisis counseling  Crisis stabilization  Medication evaluation While this “core” set of ESP service is referred to throughout this document as “crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization,” this term should be considered as inclusive of all services listed above.

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• Physical copies of the Crisis Safety Plan shall be provided to families of Covered Persons prior to the completion of the Crisis screening for Covered Persons stabilized in the community or prior to discharge of the Covered Person from an inpatient psychiatric hospital for any Covered person that is admitted to such a facility.

• Crisis screening includes a brief assessment of suicide lethality, substance use, alcohol use, and safety needs.